Five Years of ReCLes.pt Building a national network in higher education Executive Board Fiscal Council President of the Fiscal Council – Orquídea Ribeiro (UTAD 2011-present) Margarida Coelho (IPPortalegre 2009-2011) 1st Vocal – Maria João Cordeiro (IPBeja 2011-present) Carlos Ceia (ILNova 2009-2011) 2nd Vocal – Sofia Mota (IPT 2011-present) Cláudia Fischer (FLUL 2009-2011) President of the Executive Board – María del Carmen Arau Ribeiro (IPG 2009-present) Orquídea Ribeiro (UTAD 2009-2011) Treasurer – Manuel Moreira da Silva (ISCAP 2013-present) Dulce Sarroeira (ESHTE 2011-2012) Ana Gonçalves (ESHTE 2012-2013) María del Carmen Arau Ribeiro (IPG 2009-2011) Secretary – Ana Gonçalves (ESHTE 2013-2015) Manuel Moreira da Silva (ISCAP 2009- 2013) General Assembly President of the General Assembly – Margarida Morgado (IPCB 2009-2013) Vocal – Luís Guerra (UE 2012-present) Ana Clara Birrento (UE 2009-2012) Secretary – Margarida Coelho (IPPortalegre 2011present) Joana Vieira/Rute Soares (FLUC 2009-2011) ReCLes.pt Officers (2009-2014) ReCLes.pt Representation Abroad in Conferences, Meetings, and Seminars Current Members (alphabetical order) Escola Superior de Educação de Bragança (ESEB) Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril (ESHTE) 2014 CercleS International Conference, Fribourg Manuel Célio Conceição (UAlg) María del Carmen Arau Ribeiro (IPG) Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra (FLUC) 2013 CercleS Focus Group Meeting, Barcelona Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa (FLUL) Manuel Moreira da Silva (ISCAP) Fernando Ferreira Alves (UM) María del Carmen Arau Ribeiro (IPG) Instituto de Línguas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (ILNova) Instituto Politécnico da Guarda (IPG) 2011 CercleS Focus Group Meeting, Madrid Manuel Moreira da Silva (ISCAP) Fernando Ferreira Alves (UM) Olga Gonçalves/Ana Clara Birrento (UE) María del Carmen Arau Ribeiro (IPG) Instituto Politécnico de Beja (IPBeja) Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco (IPCB) Instituto Politécnico de Portalegre (IPPortalegre) 2010 CercleS International Conference, Helsinki Isabel Chumbo (IPCB) María del Carmen Arau Ribeiro (IPG) Instituto Politécnico de Tomar (IPT) Instituto Politécnico do Porto (ISCAP-IPP) 2009 CercleS Seminar, Pádua Manuel Moreira da Silva (ISCAP) Dulce Sarroeira (ESHTE) María del Carmen Arau Ribeiro (IPG) Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) Universidade de Évora (UE) ECML – European Centre of Modern Languages, Graz Universidade de Trás-os- Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD Margarida Morgado (IPCB) Universidade do Algarve (UAlg) Wulkow Meeting of Directors of Language Centres in Higher Education, Wulkow Universidade do Minho (UM) Orlando Grossegesse (UM 2011) Carlos Ceia (ILNova 2013) Main Projects 2009-2014 CLIL Training Project CLIL Training Manual as a result of collaborative writing amongst 7 HEIs FCT-financed pilot study of the implementation of the CLIL Training Course ReCLes.pt 2014, ESHTE International Conference on Languages and the Market Promoting Best Practices • Translation – Preserving the dignity of the profession • LALT 2012, Universidade de Évora International Meeting on Language, Applied Linguistics and Translation Language Rich Europe Network (British Council) Publications International Conference on Five Years of Bologna: Upgrading or Downsizing Multilingualism? Línguas 2011, ESEB International Conference on Communication without Borders EAP in the Bologna Context of HE, Babelium – UM Línguas 2010, IPG International Conference on Bridges, Doors, Windows, Mirrors & Networks (Portuguese Association of Language Teachers in Higher Education) Communication without Barriers Language, Applied Linguistics, and Translation Languages and the Market CercleS activities within ReCLes.pt Designated auditor of the CercleS accounts 2010-2012 Assessment of the online language learning project promoted by the ECML CercleS Focus Groups.... ReCLes.pt protocol with Aprolínguas * present and future * TEFL-TEALS, ILNova Roundtable and petition promoted by ReCLes.pt for HEIs delivered to the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic V CercleS Seminar, Babelium – UM Other ReCLes.pt Activities Translation Language Policy Events and Conference Management ReCLes.pt Launch and Signing Ceremony • • • • • • • • • • • Collaborating in Portugal to strengthen the ReCLes.pt network with a growing number of Portuguese higher education institutes (HEI) Fostering both lifelong and sustainable learning as well as inclusiveness through language and culture education in Portuguese HE Promoting individual plurilingualism and institutional multilingualism Building bridges for Portuguese HEI with diverse agents • primary and secondary schools • government agencies and foundations • industries and professionals Tracing the impact and contextual differences of European language policy in Portuguese higher education. Guaranteeing broader representation of ReCLes.pt in the European association CercleS – la Confédération Européenne des Centres de Langues de l’Enseignement Supérieur – with 321 member HEIs across Europe Auditing of the CercleS accounts 2014-2016 Advancing (inter)national cooperation via ReCLes.pt projects Contributing toward the growing understanding of the relevance of language and culture learning in the projection of a national/European identity. Participating in the design and implementation of language policy in Portugal and in Europe. Respecting the professional profiles involved in the process – teachers/lecturers/professors, teacher trainers, translators/technical translators, interpreters, terminologists... Publishing of volumes in the series Selected Papers in... Investing in research and internationalization Poster prepared by the ReCLes.pt Executive Board 2013-2015 María del Carmen Arau Ribeiro, Instituto Politécnico da Guarda, CETAPS/TEALS, Portugal Manuel Moreira da Silva, Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto, IPP-CICE, Portugal Ana Gonçalves, Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo de Estoril, Portugal [email protected] / [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]